Dough for dumplings - 10 step-by-step recipes

It is difficult to find such a person who has never tasted dumplings. But few people know that the Turks invented them. Later, the Slavs slightly modified this dish in their own manner, slightly simplifying the dough recipe. In this article, we have selected 10 of the best dumplings dough recipes.

Choux pastry for boiled water dumplings at home

Dumplings are made stuffed with potatoes, berries, cabbage, cottage cheese, mushrooms - they are all delicious in their own way. We will focus on the recipe for choux pastry for this delicious dish.

Cooking time: 10 min.

Cooking time: 10 min.

Servings: 4.

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  Sift 2 cups flour into a bowl. Add salt to a bowl and stir.
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  Add sunflower oil to the flour.
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  Next, you need to pour in boiling water. You need to add it in a thin stream and immediately knead the dough.
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  When it becomes very difficult to stir the dough with a spoon, proceed to manual kneading. Bring the dough to a uniform consistency, then you can start rolling and sculpting the dumplings.

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The best dough for dumplings, so as not to fall apart

Vareniki is a delicious light dish that can be prepared with different fillings to your liking. For sculpting dumplings, they use the simplest lean dough.

Cooking time: 30 minutes.

Cooking time: 20 minutes.

Servings: 6.

Ingredients:

• Wheat flour - 3 tbsp.
• Vegetable oil - 3 tablespoons
• Water - 1 tbsp.
• Chicken egg - 1 pc.
• Salt - 0.5 tsp

Cooking process:

1. Whisk the egg and salt in a bowl. Then add vegetable oil to the beaten egg and mix well again.
2. Sift three cups of wheat flour into a deep bowl, make a dimple in it, and pour in the egg mixture.
3. Then pour in cold water and start kneading the dough with a fork or whisk.
4. When the dough is thick enough, place it on a floured surface and continue kneading with your hands.
5. Let the dough rest for 5-10 minutes before rolling.

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Classic recipe for kefir dumplings

Dumplings are a dish in which the filling is wrapped in a thin dough. However, if you add kefir to the dough, then it will turn out to be more fluffy and will somewhat resemble dumplings.

Cooking time: 40 minutes

Cooking time: 30 minutes.

Servings: 8.

Ingredients:

• Kefir - 0.5 l.
• Wheat flour - 5-5.5 tbsp.
• Salt - 1 tsp
• Sugar - 1 tablespoon
• Baking soda - 1.5 tsp
• Egg - 1 pc.

Cooking process:

1. Sift flour into a large bowl. Add salt and baking soda and mix well.
2. Beat the egg with sugar in a separate bowl.
3. Add the beaten egg mixture to the flour.
4. Remove kefir from the refrigerator in advance so that it warms up to room temperature. And add it to the trail of the egg mass to the flour.
5. Start kneading the dough with a spoon, then transfer it to the table and continue kneading with your hands. When the dough stops sticking to your hands, cover it with a towel and let sit for 10 minutes. After that, proceed to rolling out the dough.

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Ideal dough for dumplings with potatoes

Probably the most popular filling for dumplings is made with potatoes.You can cook such a dish yourself at home and you will find the recipe for a soft elastic dough for them below.

Cooking time: 50 minutes

Cooking time: 20 minutes.

Servings: 8.

Ingredients:

• Wheat flour - 500 gr.
• Egg - 1 pc.
• Water - 250 ml.
• Salt - 1 pinch

Cooking process:

1. Sift the flour into a large bowl. Add some salt and stir.
2. Break one egg into flour.
3. Next, pour very cold water into a bowl and start kneading the dough.
4. When the dough becomes difficult to stir with a spoon, place it on the table and continue kneading with your hands.
5. Cover the dough bun with a towel and leave for half an hour to reach the desired consistency. Then transfer it to a work surface, dust it with flour and roll it out thinly.

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A simple recipe for making dough for dumplings in water

For people who are counting calories or fasting, water-kneaded dough is a great solution. In addition, dumplings with such a dough can be made with any filling.

Cooking time: 20 minutes.

Cooking time: 20 minutes.

Servings: 2.

Ingredients:

• Water - 150 ml.
• Salt - 0.5 tsp
• Wheat flour - 250 gr.

Cooking process:

1. Sift the flour through a sieve and add to a bowl. You may need a little less or more flour for the dough, the main thing is that the dough has the correct consistency.
2. Make a small indentation in the flour and pour in water and salt.
3. Start kneading the dough with a spoon or spatula.
4. Then put the thick dough on a flat surface and continue kneading with your hands until it stops sticking to your hands. The dough should be soft and elastic. Dust your work surface with flour and roll out the dough.

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Soft dough for homemade dumplings with cherries

Dumplings with cherries can be safely attributed to a dessert; in summer it is prepared from fresh berries, in winter - from frozen ones. In the preparation of dough for such dumplings, there are also secrets that will allow you to cook the dish as delicious as possible.

Cooking time: 20 minutes.

Cooking time: 20 minutes.

Servings: 4.

Ingredients:

• Wheat flour - 320 gr.
• Water - 180 ml.
• Vegetable oil - 3 tbsp.
• Salt - 1 pinch

Cooking process:

1. Sift flour into a large bowl, add a pinch of salt. Then pour in very hot water in a thin stream. To do this, boil the kettle, wait 5 minutes and add water to the flour.
2. Add vegetable oil to the dough, it will make the dough elastic, and it will not fall apart during cooking.
3. Start kneading the dough in a bowl, then transfer it to a flat surface and continue kneading with your hands.
4. Roll out the dough on a flat surface into a layer 3-4 millimeters thick and make circles out of it with a mug or glass. Wrap the cherry filling in these circles and make dumplings. Sprinkle the finished dumplings with powdered sugar and the homemade dessert is ready.

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How to make elastic dough for blueberry dumplings

If you don't know how to please your family, make blueberry dumplings. This is an amazingly tasty and light dish. It can be topped with sour cream or whipped cream. We will tell you how to knead the dough and little will be done.

Cooking time: 50 minutes

Cooking time: 20 minutes.

Servings: 4.

Ingredients:

• Wheat flour - 300 gr.
• Egg - 1 pc.
• Salt - 1 pinch
• Water - 0.5 tbsp.

Cooking process:

1. Put the water in the refrigerator; by the time the dough is kneaded, it should be very cold. Sift flour into a bowl, so the dough is saturated with oxygen. Add a pinch of salt.
2. Add one egg to the flour and stir.
3. Then pour in cold water and start kneading the dough. It should be elastic and resilient.
4. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and put in the refrigerator for half an hour. After that, roll out the dough and make blueberry dumplings out of it.

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Step-by-step recipe for making dough for dumplings with cottage cheese

One of the most satisfying options for dumplings is made with cottage cheese filling.They can be boiled or fried in butter - it will turn out very tasty and ideal for breakfast. Moreover, it is very easy to knead the dough for such dumplings.

Cooking time: 30 minutes.

Cooking time: 30 minutes.

Servings: 4.

Ingredients:

• Wheat flour of the highest grade - 3 tbsp.
• Salt - 1 tsp
• Chicken eggs - 2 pcs.

Cooking process:

1. Sift the flour through a fine sieve, you can do this several times.
2. Mix flour with eggs and salt.
3. Then pour in water and knead the dough, it will turn out to be quite dense.
4. Sprinkle flour on the work surface and roll out the dough into a thin layer 2-3 millimeters thick. With a glass or a cup, cut out small circles from it and mold the dumplings with cottage cheese.

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A simple and delicious recipe for dumplings without eggs

There are a lot of options for making dough for dumplings, so every housewife can choose a recipe for herself. The dough according to this recipe is always obtained, it is easy to work with it, such a dough is easy to mold and does not stick to your hands.

Cooking time: 50 minutes

Cooking time: 30 minutes.

Servings: 6.

Ingredients:

• Wheat flour - 450 gr.
• Sour cream - 3 tablespoons
• Salt - 0.5 tsp
• Baking soda - 0.5 tsp
• Water - 100 ml.

Cooking process:

1. Measure out the required amount of flour and sift it into a bowl.
2. Add salt, sour cream to flour and mix these ingredients.
3. Knead the dough until smooth and no longer sticking to your hands.
4. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and let it rest for 15-20 minutes. It will be incredibly convenient to work with, it is easy to roll it out and sculpt dumplings.

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Dough for dumplings with milk at home

Another great option for making dough in milk for dumplings, manti, and dumplings. It has a neutral taste and does not overpower the filling.

Cooking time: 50 minutes

Cooking time: 20 minutes.

Servings: 4.

Ingredients:

• Milk - 100 ml.
• Egg - 1 pc.
• Vegetable oil - 1 tablespoon
• Salt - 0.5 tsp
• Baking soda - 0.5 tsp
• Flour - 300 gr.

Cooking process:

1. In warm milk, add salt and pour in vegetable oil, mix.
2. Then add one egg to the milk mass and mix well.
3. Then sift the flour through a fine sieve and add baking soda. Knead the dough. Knead the dough for 7-10 minutes, it should be dense and homogeneous.
4. Place the well-kneaded dough in a plastic bag or wrap in plastic wrap, put the dough in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. After that, the dough will become elastic and pliable, you can roll it out and sculpt dumplings.

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